SYCAMORE – Sycamore School District
427 Superintendent Steve Wilder spoke to parents of North Elementary students Monday, Jan. 30, about a school boundary study that could lead to some students attending different schools in the fall.
The meeting at North Elementary was the last in a series of public meetings about the district’s five elementary schools, all of which would be impacted one way or another by a recommendation to adjust school boundaries Wilder said he plans on giving to the board later this month.
The five meetings held in January were conducted to give Sycamore parents the ability to ask questions and voice reaction about the elementary school boundary plan. Beginning at North Grove Elementary, Wilder held separate meetings for full-time faculty and staff ahead of each school’s public meeting.
“A month ago, when I started at North
Dimensions Dance Academy to offer salsa dancing lessons Feb. 11
DeKALB – Dimensions Dance Academy will host a Salsa Dancing Night class from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Dimension’s Ballroom, 134 E. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb.
The fee for salsa night is $35 per duo. The lessons will be taught by Dimension’s dance instructor Becca Steger.
Dimension’s Dance Academy has partnered with El Jimador to offer a complimentary appetizer or dessert of their choice to Salsa Night participants. To make a res-
Grove, I truly walked into that meeting not knowing what questions were going to be asked or what new information would come to light,” Wilder said.
Population growth on the Sycamore’s north side has outperformed the city’s other areas, leading to what district officials have described as uneven student populations among the district’s elementary schools.
Among the topics of concern from parents at the Jan. 30 meeting was class size.
Melissa Smith, mother of a fifth and third grader at North Elementary, said her youngest child has 24 students in his class.
“I am concerned that it’s going to end up being 29 students in his class, and that is a lot,” said Smith, a substitute teacher who sometimes works at North Elementary. “I think he has too many students in his class with 24.”
Smith said she doesn’t think North Elementary has the same room the newer North Grove Elementary does and worries about students being packed into class-
ervation, call 815-217-0990.
For information or to buy tickets, visit dimensionsdanceacademy.com.
DeKalb Township offers new Senior Utility Assistance program
DeKALB – DeKalb Township will offer a new Senior Utility Assistance program to provide relief to area elderly residents having trouble paying their gas, electric, water or propane bills.
The program will provide various services to DeKalb Township residents ages 65 and older in response to rising utility costs,
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rooms at the older facility.
“North is an old school, and North Grove has big, beautiful classrooms, and it’s different here,” Smith said. “I mean, we don’t have the same room space that they do over at North Grove. So to me I think it’s really unfair that you’re sending more kids here and we don’t have the same facility as a place like North Grove, and we already have large class sizes here. So, for you to send more people is unfair to us, is unfair to the kids, is unfair to the staff.”
Wilder said ballooning class sizes is “the last thing” he wants to do and noted the changes he plans on recommending were created on a basis that the average class size at each school would not become bigger than they are.
Now that all five elementary school public meetings have convened, Wilder said he will present his final recommendation to the district’s school board Feb. 14. The board will then have two weeks to mull over the recommendation before an expected vote Feb. 28.
according to a news release.
Program aid is dependent on a household’s income levels. The program assistance includes information about energy-saving resources, help applying for LIHEAP and other state benefits, or financial assistance paid directly to the utility provider.
Applicants for the aid program must be DeKalb Township residents. All utility bills must be paid for in the name of the applicant or of another senior living in the household.
For information, call 815-758-8282.
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A Mexico mural on the wall at Andale Taco Shop, on the corner of Locust and East State streets in Sycamore, is seen Friday, Feb. 3. The quick service restaurant has been open three months. Owner Oliver Michel said he took a risk by including a variety of Mexican dishes in Andale’s menu.
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DeKALB – The J.F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center’s next Soup-er Sunday program will feature a presentation on the history of carnival glass by collector Kenda Jeske.
The homestead, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, will host the program at noon Sunday, Feb. 12, according to a news release.
Admission to the program is free for homestead members and $5 for nonmembers.
Jeske will show how carnival glass pioneers could have come up with their shapes and patterns. She also will share slides from the World’s Fair in St. Louis and have examples of carnival glass.
Jeske, along with her husband Bill, have been presenting on carnival glass throughout the country for over a decade. They also contribute to the glass’s online pricing and educational website.
Carnival glass, referred to as “poor
man’s Tiffany” by collectors, is revered for its unique colors and style. The glass brings color and light to homes when the sun shines through the material’s iridescent sheen, and was sometimes used by households to create additional light when electricity still was new.
Carnival glass was initially mass produced at the beginning of the 20th century and reached the height of its popularity in the 1920s.
Proceeds from the program will support the homestead. Soup will be served during the program.
The Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center is a nonprofit organization working to preserve the home and barn while providing educational opportunities to the public.
The homestead is open from noon to 4 p.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of the month.
For information, call 815-756-7904, visit gliddenhomestead.org or visit the J.F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center’s Facebook page.
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SYCAMORE – The Kishwaukee Valley Art League will host a number of workshops and exhibits this month at Gallery On State, 322 W. State St. in Sycamore.
The Second Saturday Art Workshop will be held from 10 a.m to noon Saturday, Feb. 11. Attendees should bring their own art supplies and an object to add to the still life the group will work on together.
Beginners who want a more guided approach, can try KVAL’s Beginners Watercolor Class scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Feb. 18, and 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20. Instructor Larry Bond is a signature member of the Illinois Watercolor Society, according to a news release. The class fee is $35 per person. The material list is printed on
the registration form at the gallery.
Those interested in learning how to paint a portrait of their pet can attend a class led by local acrylic artist Anna Gosciejew. It will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24. Participants should bring two printed pictures of their pet to be used as a reference. They will be marked up with pen. The class fee is $25 per person, which includes all materials.
Early enrollment is encouraged, as these classes will be limited to eight students per session. To register, send email to annagosci@gmail.com or fill out a form at Gallery on State.
This month the gallery is featuring a High School Student Window Exhibit, as well as the Sycamore K-12 Student 4”x5” Show from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23.
For information, visit www.kvalnfp.org.
SYCAMORE – Andale Taco Shop in Sycamore is three months into operation and its owner, Michel Oliver, said his quick service restaurant – “a totally new concept of Mexican food,” – has been well received by the community.
“It’s not your typical Tex-Mex,” Oliver, 34, said. “We took a risk to add new Mexican dishes – not only from one region of Mexico but from all the country.”
Late in the morning on Friday, Feb. 3, Oliver busied himself running back and forth from the restaurant’s drive-thru window to serve patrons on the go.
Oliver said he took a risk but he’s relying on a full career’s worth of experience to operate the establishment, which also offers indoor dining.
In 2005, Oliver got his first job in the restaurant industry. First promoted to busboy, then food runner before becoming a server, Oliver has been busting his chops at restaurants since President George W. Bush’s second term, he said. Eventually, Oliver found himself as a business partner for other restaurant ventures, but decided he was ready for something more long-term.
That’s what made him commit to Andale Taco Shop, 202 E. State St., the desire to plan for a future with his girlfriend, Dyesy Mesta.
“I’ve been doing this for more than 18 years – working in this industry –being partner here and there, but it was time to do something for a family,” Oliver said.
Andale Taco Shop wasn’t something Oliver anticipated making a reality in 2022, but he said God’s plan caused him to see a social media post, that from the previous owners of the standalone building on the corner of Locust and East State streets in Sycamore, ultimately setting in motion the chain of events that led to the building acquisition and his new business.
“I’d been dreaming about about it, fighting, working everyday, you know, always putting new ideas, always improving but yeah, it was time I guess,” Oliver said.
Not operating as a part of a franchise, Oliver has had full control over the restaurant’s branding, menu
and aesthetics.
The walls inside the shop are painted a bright orange with black trim that gives the dining room a sense of depth. The tables and backs of the chairs are adorned with popping flower visuals over a black background. A large full body mirror is fixed to the wall outside the restroom and a Mexico mural faces the front entrance, greeting customers when they walk in.
The new establishment has three TVs mounted to the dining room walls, and is equipped to serve dine-in guests beer and margaritas. Oliver said he likes to describe the inside of Andale Taco Shop as a “shortcut to Mexico.”
Although it has an immersive atmosphere, Oliver said he’s been surprised to find the one area of the restaurant he doesn’t have previous experience with has been the busiest – the drive-thru.
Oliver said juggling the styles of service can, to him, feel like running two separate businesses.
“This is my first time doing a drive-thru and I totally, totally underestimated it,” Oliver said. “I thought that we were going to be really quick, but the thing with our
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food – we are not a fast food – we make food fast but we are not fast food because we have to make everything from scratch.”
When the restaurant isn’t busy, Oliver said a drive-thru order usually takes about 5 minutes to prepare and serve. But as the restaurant gets busier, orders can take 10 to 15, sometimes 20 minutes, seriously slowing down drive-thru times.
Oliver said he was expecting the drive-thru to be a hit but he hadn’t anticipated the volume of customers he’d serve with it. In the three months since opening, Oliver said he and his staff have been working hard to improve order times for drive-thru customers.
Oliver said he took a risk by including a variety of Mexican dishes in Andale’s menu.
One of those dishes Oliver called his signature. It’s Andale’s rendition of quesabirrias: Beef Mexican stew folded into three tacos with cilantro, onions, limes and consommé. So far that risk has paid off. Oliver said he’s received rave reviews about the dish.
Andale Taco Shop’s menu also features six different kinds of meat for tacos as well as three different kinds of breakfast bowls, including a chilaquiles option. The restaurant also has nachos, burritos and quesadillas. Chicken fingers, macaroni and cheese, chicken cheese rice, orange juice, apple juice and chocolate milk are on the kids menu.
On Feb. 3, more than a handful of restaurant goers braved the frigid near-zero temperatures to order food through the drive-thru.
“We are so grateful,” Oliver said when asked about how his business has been received in the area. “We are so happy with the community, not only with Sycamore, but DeKalb, Genoa. In general, DeKalb County has been so great to us. We’re so grateful and blessed.”
Ellwood House Museum tour guide training begins Feb. 16
DeKALB – The Ellwood House Museum will offer training for new and returning volunteers interested in leading guided tours.
Ellwood House, 420 Linden Place, DeKalb, will host in-person training from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, in the museum’s visitor center, according to a news release.
Registration is required.
The training will focus on tour content while also sharing background information on the Ellwood family and the story of barbed wire. After the training is completed, guides can visit the house in-person in order to practice the tour route and ask additional questions.
A virtual training session will also be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17. Tours of the Ellwood House estate begin Wednesday, March 1.
For information, email king@ellwoodhouse.org or call 815-756-4609.
DeKALB – The DeKalb County Community Mental Health Board is accepting funding applications for its 2024 grant year.
The board is accepting applications from providers of services to DeKalb County residents that support access to high-quality behavioral health care services. The fund’s goal is to offer programs to help with mental health, substance use disorder and developmental disabilities.
The 2024 grant year application is available online at dekalbcounty.org/ departments/mental-health-board/ grant-application. The deadline to submit applications is noon Monday, Feb. 27.
The DeKalb County Community Mental Health Board helps to fund programs that serve the needs of people with mental illnesses, developmental disabilities and substance abuse, along with prevention and educational programs. For information, call 815-899-4960 or email dcada@dekalbcounty.org.
NIU student, biology professor receive $14.2K agriculture grant
DeKALB – Northern Illinois University graduate student Elizabeth Taylor and Bethia King, Ph.D., biology professor and honors adviser, were recently awarded a $14,229 grant for their research on the impact of buckwheat and wasps on dairy farms.
The grant was awarded through the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Programs.
Taylor and King were awarded the grant to fund research for their agriculture project, “The Impact of Buckwheat Plantings on Releases of Parasitoid Wasps on a Dairy Farm,” according to a news release.
The grant is part of the NCR-SARE’s 2022 Graduate Student Grant Program. The program funds graduate student projects that address sustainable agriculture issues. NCR-SARE administers each of its grant programs, each with specific priorities, audiences and timelines. The focus of the NCR-SARE grant programs are research and education.
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Some car driver last night, without any care for speed laws or without respect for other machines, came close to being the cause of a serious accident when his car, which was going at the rate of about 40 miles an hour and had a trailer attached to it containing empty barrels, nearly crashed into a passing automobile on the Waterman road. It seems that at a rate of speed that the man was going, the trailer would zig zag back and forth along the road and when the car turned off to pass this machine the trailer nearly crashed into the passing machine.
Elvin Carlson and family moved into their new home on the corner of Locust and Park Avenue this morning. The Carlsons have been waiting several weeks for the completion of the home. The house is built according to the plans which Mr. Carlson specified and he, as well as the family, are pleased in their new location.
Announcement today that Gillman Gullickson, the photographer, has secured a long time lease on the Charles Putnam property on North Second Street, brings about the consummation of plans that Mr. Guillickson has had under way for many years. Shortly after entering into business here, Mr. Gullickson expressed his desires to be on the ground floor, and since that time has been awaiting the opportunity. It is the plans of the new tenant of the property to remodel the building formerly used as a cafeteria into one of the best equipped and most modern studios in this part of the community.
Emil Johnson, undertaker of this city, has added another feature to his business, which will fill a need and also be a valuable asset to him. Mr. Johnson has purchased a new Sayer & Scoville hearse finished in battleship grey. A new machine is one of the most modern and later models of this company, which specialized in making cars for such occasions. The car was ordered some time ago but did not reach Mr. Johnson until this week.
The Dettmer family of Esmond is enjoying a radio outfit that was installed in its home the past week.
The Gus Benander home of Cortland, north-west of town is quarantined for scarlet fever. It is reported the three
youngest daughters, Ruth, Eleanor and Edith, have the fever. Ruth has been attending the DeKalb High School. The others attend the Crane school in the country.
The War Assets Administration announced today that the quitclaim deed to a 42-acre $176,000 war surplus airport has been mailed to officials of DeKalb, Ill. The transfer gives buildings and property of the field to the city without cost. WAA said that the airport must be operated as a municipal project under the jurisdiction of the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Government aircraft maintain the rights of free entry to the field and the federal government retains the right to re-acquire the property in a national emergency.
Fragmentary reports from only a few townships early today seemed to indicate that DeKalb County’s drive for a symbolic carload of corn to ease hunger pains in Europe would be successful. Robert F. McCormick, treasurer of the drive, reported that he had piece-meal returns from five townships, but that the returns amounted to a little better than $1,300. Contributions from the cities of Sycamore and DeKalb were very small in comparison to the donations from the rural sections of the townships.
Good deeds by Boy Scouts cover a wide range of actions, but the one performed by a group of Scouts from Troop Four in DeKalb this year was a little out of the ordinary. This group of eight Scouts, directed by assistant Scoutmas-
ter William Johnson, was working for a merit badge in civics. The boys were not content just to visit the City Council meetings, or to watch a court session or two, they wanted something different. Then somebody suggested that there was an old, old cemetery somewhere out north of town all grown up to weeds and bushes and said it would be a good idea if it was cleaned out. The boys investigated and found the old Whitemore cemetery, just off the North First Street was indeed abandoned and needed cleaning. They gave up all their spare time to work on this project for many weeks. Now the old cemetery where some of the county’s pioneer residents are buried is spick and span and the boys have their civics merit badges.
This morning four calls were received for the DeKalb ambulance within a span of a few hours. Two of the calls were to take patients to the hospital and the other two were to take patients to their homes from the hospitals.
Snowfall has been especially light in DeKalb this winter so motorists have gotten off pretty easily as far as icy roads. Wednesday’s 1.5 inches of snow apparently caught some drivers’ offguard and the result was 11 minor mishaps, including several directly caused by icy conditions.
There was still no official word today on the release date or site for American POWs but military sources said the first exchange of North and South Vietnamese prisoners will take place this weekend.
The Somonauk Junior Woman’s Club is supporting a program to help save the bird that is America’s national symbol, the bald eagle. The club is collecting food labels and for each label sent in, the company will buy approximately 15 square feet of private land next to the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota where nesting eagles have been found.
The need for a roadway connecting the two phases of University Village drew the most discussion, but remained unresolved in a public hearing conducted by the DeKalb Planning Commission. Phase II of University Village will cover 10 acres and handle 168 housing units. The new units will have exactly the same construction as the present building and additional parking for 304 cars will be provided. The first phase of University Village has 241 units and developers said there are also plans for two more phases to be added later.
The Castle is under siege. Northern Illinois University’s Altgeld Hall, sometimes called “the Castle,” is surrounded by problems of all kinds, crumbling bricks, leaky windows, bad heating and air conditioning and lots of asbestos. Three gargoyles have become casualties and have fallen from their posts. Help is on its way, however, as last year the Illinois Board of Higher Education granted NIU more than $19 million to repair and remodel the crumbling building.
Police were lead on a chase Thursday afternoon after a felony defendant ran out of the DeKalb County Courthouse and into a nearby residential neighborhood. The defendant of Aurora had just appeared before a judge for a preliminary hearing when he ran from the courthouse. The bailiff was transferring the defendant to sheriff’s police in a hallway outside the courtroom when he broke free. After running through a residential neighborhood just north of the courthouse, the defendant was apprehended within seven minutes near the intersection of Maple and Exchange streets, directly behind the courthouse.
The DeKalb Liquor Commission unanimously recommended to ban video poker machines from the city at its meeting. The idea behind the ban is that the machines have little value outside being a front for illegal gambling.
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Grief support group meeting
DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., will host two grief support group meetings from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 14 and 28, in the library’s lower-level Bilder Family Meeting Room.
The support group is free and intended for adults.
Patrons can join other people experiencing grief and loss to receive support in a safe and confidential setting. Attendees can share their grief experiences, learn more about grief, and receive insight on the grieving process from peers and the group facilitator. The group will be facilitated by ProMedica Hospice Bereavement Coordinator Marianna Galligani. No registration is required to attend.
The support group doesn’t replace other mental health services. If you need individual counseling or other mental health services, call 815-397-3691 or 211. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or need immediate attention for a non-life-threatening mental health need, call 988. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911.
For information, email samanthah@ dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 1701.
DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., will host a Valentine’s Day party at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in the library’s lower-level Zimmerman Meeting Room.
The party is free and intended for children.
The party will feature games, a Valentine card craft and special Valentine’s treats. Participants are encouraged to bring a Valentine box or bag for their child and about 30 Valentine cards, either blank or labeled “to a friend.”
For information, email theresaw@ dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 3350.
Studios in Chicago. Ray has toured the country as a stand-up comedian for more than 12 years.
He also appeared in the shows “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Chicago Fire.” Ray appeared in the movies “Save the Last Dance” and “C’mon Man.” Ray started a podcast called “Q and A with Ronnie Ray” in April 2016.
Genoa American Legion Riders to host meat raffle Feb. 11
GENOA – The Genoa America Legion Riders Post 337 will host a Sweet Heart Meat Raffle from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St.
Admission is free and open to the public.
A luncheon will be available from noon to 2 p.m.
For information, call 815-758-5788.
NIU radio station to ‘Spread the Love’ in Valentine’s campaign
DeKALB – Northern Illinois University’s WNIJ will give listeners a chance to donate to their favorite small businesses and nonprofits during its “Spread the Love” event.
“Spread The Love” will take place on 89.5 WNIJ and 90.5 Classical WNIU Thursday, Feb. 9, according to a news release.
WNIJ listeners can tell the station which local businesses matter to them during the event. The announcers will thank donors on air and mention the businesses. Every business will also be recognized with special on-air shoutouts Tuesday, Feb. 14.
Every business named by WNIJ listeners will be entered into a drawing to be a featured sponsor. The three winners drawn will each spend a week as the featured sponsor.
The one-week featured sponsor package includes:
• Four daily messages on WNIJ
• Four daily messages on WNIU
Ronnie Ray to perform Feb. 10 in DeKalb
DeKALB – Stand-up comedian and actor Ronnie Ray will perform at a comedy mic after show in DeKalb.
The performance will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Byers Brewing Co., 230 E. Lincoln Highway, according to a news release.
Ray is a professional stand-up comedian, writer, theatrically trained actor, improviser, podcast host and vice president and founder of UDC Entertainment. He trained at Second City Chicago, ETA Creative Arts Foundation and Act One
• A linkable ad on the Northern Public Radio website
• Acknowledgement in the station’s e-newsletter
WNIJ’s “Spread the Love” campaign began in 2021 to help the local small business community that was struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic.
WNIJ 89.5 FM is one of two noncommercial public broadcasting radio stations managed by Northern Public Radio, the broadcast arm of NIU, and provides independent, local, national and international news.
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DeKALB – Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb will host its second and final Winter Farmers Market for the 2022-2023 season on Feb. 11.
The market will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the church located at 158 N. Fourth St. in DeKalb, according to a news release.
Admission is $1 per adult and free for children.
The market will feature humanely raised, hormone-free pork, poultry, lamb, grass-fed beef, organic eggs, sausage and cheese from the Hasselmann Family Farm; locally raised honey from Charter Grove Honey Farm; organic French pastries from the nuns of the Fraternite de Notre Dame monastery; and hot soup, bread, pastries and beverages from UUFD cooks. A luncheon seating area will be provided for attendees to eat and converse in between, before and after shopping.
Locally made artisan crafts for sale will include jewelry, ceramics, woodwork, fabric art, handmade soap, essential oils, drawings, photography and more.
Aused book sale will offer a variety of children’s and adult titles, with prices ranging from 25 cents to $1. Local musi-
cians, including D.K. Kolars, will perform live music throughout the day. Entrances to the market are located at the main entrance on North First Street and the side entrance off of Locust
Street. Parking is available behind the church, in front of the Locust Street entrance, in the Van Buer city lot, and on nearby streets.
Vendor spaces still are available for
interested farmers and artisans. To register, send email to office@uufdekalb. org or call 815-756-7089.
For information, email dcoleman405@gmail.com or call 815-901-4332.
District 424 student spells their way to the next round
GENOA – A Genoa-Kingston School
District 424 fifth grader recently won the district’s spelling bee, and will next head to the regional Scripps Spelling Bee set for March 18 at Sycamore High School.
The district spelling bee was held Jan. 18, at Genoa-Kingston Middle School, according to a news release.
Alayna Johnson, daughter of Abbey Johnson Richards of Genoa, took first place and sixth grader Kaden Sosnowski, son of Kevin and Kerri Sosnowski of Genoa, took second. They will both compete at the regional event.
Fifth grader Gabe Fultz placed third and is the regional alternate.
Johnson misspelled the word peevish, according to the release, forcing an extra round for her to win against Sosmowski, who misspelled the words benefitted and Chicago.
DeKALB – DeKalb residents Mark Charvat and Derek Van Buer have now filed an appeal to DeKalb County Circuit Court that could again impact the candidacy of 5th Ward Alderman Scott McAdams, according to court documents.
Last month, the DeKalb Electoral Board ruled in favor of McAdams to remain on the April 4 consolidated election ballot, tossing out the two DeKalb residents’ objections to the sitting alderman’s reelection petition.
The Genoa Lions recently invited the 12 finalists from the G-K Scripps Spelling Bee to dinner.
Three students from fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades were successful in their class spelling bees to advance to the G-K bee.
Fifth grade participants included Gabe Fultz, Alayna Johnson and Aden Taylor. Sixth grade participants were Kaden Sosnowski, Kolton Robinson and Karol Cortes-Gomez. Seventh grade participants were Shaylin Schnell, Isabella Odom and Arianna Evans. Eighth grade participants included Brycen Wiegartz, Elton Lin and Josue Leon.
The spelling bee and dinner were hosted by the Genoa Lions Club, which provided pizza and trophies for the first and second place winners. McDonalds also provided 12 $10 Arch Cards, one for each contestant.
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McAdams said he’s accepted the fact that the objectors have the right to appeal.
“The right to appeal a decision is a right enshrined in the law, and as such, that is just fine with me,” McAdams said. “I believe in the rule of law.”
The matter now heads to DeKalb County Circuit Court where Chief Judge Bradley Waller is expected to weigh in on the pending election challenge from Charvat and Van Buer, the latter of whom is running as a write-in candidate for a seat on the DeKalb City Council as 5th Ward alderman.
The case is expected to be heard at 9 a.m. Feb. 14 at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore.
In their court filing, the objectors argue that the panel never decided on two key issues of the case – whether
McAdams turned in the clipboard as part of the binding at the time of filing, and whether the clipboard qualified as securely fastened. The duo argued that deliberations on the matter were halted when the DeKalb Public Library – where the hearing was being held – closed.
Attorney Anna Wilhelmi, who represents McAdams and is also leader of the DeKalb County Democratic Party, begged to differ, saying the panel was thorough in its review.
“They very much contemplated their ruling,” Wilhelmi said. “I didn’t see them rushed at all. Even though the library was closing, they were very matter of fact and actually discussed at length between the three of them the facts of the case and the law. I didn’t see them rushed at all.”
The objectors also allege that the decision of the panel was pre-written by board counsel prior to hearing any testimony or evidence presented.
Wilhelmi said she believes the matter is common attorney practice.
“There’s plenty of times where attorneys will do alternate orders depending on the outcome and have them prepared,” Wilhelmi said. “It wasn’t like right away, it was like in 10 minutes or whatever that he had it done. But it’s not unusual to have an order potentially prepared and have alternate ones depending on which way it’ll go.”
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DEVELOPMENT ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. NO 22 FC 000118
507 GEORJEAN COURT SYCAMORE, IL 60178
JUDGE
PRESIDING JUDGE
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
TO YOU,
Li lia N Calderon
Unknown Owners and Non-Record Cl aimants defendants, th at this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit:
LOT 151 IN FOURTH ADDITION TO SOMONAUK MEADOWS SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE
gage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 151 IN FOURTH ADDITION TO SOMONAUK MEADOWS SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 5, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 14, 1971 AS DOCUM ENT NO. 361025 IN PLAT BOOK "P" OF PLATS, PAGE 63 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED DECEMBER 30, 1971, AS DOCUMENT NO. 363016, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as: 507 Georjean Court Sycamore IL 60178 and which said Mortgage was made by, Li lia N Calderon Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First Centennial Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DeKalb Co unty, Illinois, as Document No 2009011447; and for ot her relief.
UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case, on or before March 10 2023
A JUDGM ENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT.
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PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTI CES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC
Attorney for Plaintiff 1 N. Dearborn St Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 Ph (312) 346-9088
Fi le No 22-13573IL-868273
I3213148
(Published in The MidWeek, February 8, 15, 22, 2023)
ILLINOIS
U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs Marcus Edwards; Illinois Housing Development Authority; State of Illinois; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants
DEFENDANTS No 2022FC000121
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU:
Marcus Edwards
Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants
That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 210 E South Malta Road Malta, IL 60150 and which said Mortgage was made by: Marcus Edwards the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Key Mortgage Services Inc. as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Offi ce of the Recorder of Deeds of DeKalb County, Illinois, as Document No 2020014114; and for ot her relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.
NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Lori Grubbs Clerk of the Circuit Court 133 W. State Street Sycamore, IL 60178 on or before March 3, 2023
A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT.
CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170
Winnebago # 531
Our File No 14-22-09234
NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector I3212477 (Published in The MidWeek Febr uary 1, 8, 15, 2023)
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